Zechariah 13:6-8

King James Version

⁶And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

⁷Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

⁸And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

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Zechariah 13:6-8

New American Standard Bible

⁶And someone will say to him, ‘What are these wounds ^(A)between your ^[a]arms?’ Then he will say, ‘Those with which I was wounded at the house of ^[b]my friends.’

⁷“Awake, ^(B)sword, against My ^(C)Shepherd,
And against the Man, My ^(D)Associate,”
Declares the Lord of armies.
“^(E)Strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered;
And I will ^(F)turn My hand ^[c]against the little ones.
⁸And it will come about in all the land,”
Declares the Lord,
“That ^(G)two parts in it will be cut off and perish;
But the third will be left in it.

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Footnotes

Zechariah 13:6 Lit hands
Zechariah 13:6 Lit those who love me
Zechariah 13:7 Or upon

Zechariah 13:6-8

New King James Version

⁶And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your ^[a]arms?’ Then he will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’

The Shepherd Savior

⁷“Awake, O sword, against ^(A)My Shepherd,
Against the Man ^(B)who is My Companion,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
^(C)“Strike the Shepherd,
And the sheep will be scattered;
Then I will turn My hand against ^(D)the little ones.
⁸And it shall come to pass in all the land,”
Says the Lord,
“That ^(E)two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die,
^(F)But one-third shall be left in it: